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JBC capital committee members debate priorities after DOC flags fire-safety need over shower repairs
Summary
Members of the Joint Budget Committee's Capital Development Committee pressed staff about why a Department of Corrections shower, drain and toilet upgrade was ranked higher than a Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center fire-protection project that DOC said it preferred.
Members of the Joint Budget Committee's Capital Development Committee pressed staff about why a DOC shower, drain and toilet upgrade was ranked higher than a Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center fire-protection project that DOC staff said was their priority. The exchange took place during a discussion of the committee's phase-2 project list and how continuation projects and controlled maintenance should be prioritized.
The session opened with a committee member noting DOC's preference: “we have heard from DOC that the Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center fire protection system is far more important to them than the critical living unit shower, drain, and toilet improvements.”…
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